Attachment fob automobiles ob any otheb desibed vehicles



J. B. CYPERT. ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES 0R ANY OTHER DESIRED VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I3, 1916.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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-j' ESSE BUNDY CYPERT, OF FROST, TEXAS.

ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES OR ANY OTHER DESIRED VEHICLES.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented aug. e2, wie.

Application filed January 13, 1916. Serial No. 71,901.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JESSE B. CYrnR'r, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Frost, in the county of Navarro and State of Texas,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Attachments forAutomobiles or Any other Desired Vehicles, of which the following isaspecification.

My invention, is an improvement in attachments. for automobiles, and theinvention has for its object to provide an attachf ment of the characterspecified, which may be formed into a closed receptacle having a lidwhich may be fastened in place or which may be folded outward into alholder for a trunk for instance, or for assorted and various articlesof luggage, and wherein the attachment ispermanently attached to. theautomobile or may be removed if desired, and which may be arrangedeither at the side step of the vehicle orw in rear of the vehicle, andwhich may be folded outwardly into a plane surface forming a table or'the like.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement shownin connection with the side step of an automobile as a carrier forvarious articles of luggage, Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section,Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l, showing another position of theparts, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 3in plane condition.

The embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings is shown inconnection with the side step l and the body 2 of an automobile, theattachment being connected to the side step by bolts and nuts 3.

The attachment consists of four similar sections 26, 27, 28 and 29, andtwol similar end sections 30. The sections 26, 27, 28 and v29arearranged side by side and are hinged together. at their adjacent edgesby strap hinges A31, three hinges being used in the present instance toconnect each section with the adjacent section.- The sections 30 arehinged to the ends of the section 27 by hinges 32, a pair of hingesbeing used for connecting each section tothe section 27.

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The attachment may be arranged as shown in Figs. 1, 2 or 3. As shown inFig. l, the attachment may be formed into an open box with the walls` 28and 29 as a species of hood or guard at the outer side of the luggage,and a number of articles 22 may be arranged within the open box soformed. As shown in Fig. 2, the several sections may be formed into aclosed receptacle, While asIv shown in Fig. 3 the attachment may bearranged at the rear of the vehicle with the section 27 resting on thecross bar 24, and with the strapping 35 arranged between the rear seatand the attachment. In Fig. 1 the straps are connected with the side' ofthe vehicle in the manner shown in Fig. 2.

The attachment is arranged as shown in Fig. 3 with the section 27resting on the cross 'bar 24 and straps 35 are connected with thesection 27 at the under side thereof and-with the rear seat as shown,the straps being doubled and having their ends consections 26, 27, 28and 29 may be folded out flat into plane condition as shown in Fig. 4 inwhich condition the device may be used as a table. The attachment may beused to support a trunk 37 as shown in Fig. 3, in which instance thesections 27 and 28 constitute the bottom while the sections 2G and 29constitute the sides. Preferably screws are made use of to connect thesection 27 to the cross bar 24. .The improvement may be made from woodof suitabledimensions or from metal or any other'suitable material, andmay be suitably painted or ornamented to correspond with the painting ofthe vehicle. It will be understood that the attachment'in either casemay be of any desired dimensions. `When the device is used as shown inFig. 1, the lstraps35 are arranged as shown.

y, I claim An attachment for automobiles, comprising a box or caseconsisting of top and bottorn walls of the same size and similar forni,similar side walls, und similar end Wall's, the side :1nd end wallsbeing hinged to the bottom to fold into position perpendicular theretoor into the sume plaine, and the top being hinged to one of the saidWalls, and hooks on the end walls and eyes on the end and side wallsforengugementby the hooks, said attachment ybeing adapted for connectionwith the Vehicle, and the bottom Wall having loops and straps engagingthe loops and adapted for' connection at their upper ends to thevehicle. Y

JESSE BUNDY CYPERT.

